Bill: No outside pay for Ohio governor

4:17 PM,
Aug. 20, 2013

Gov. John Kasich

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Ohio's governor and four other statewide elected officials would be prohibited from earning any compensation besides their state salary under a bill that two Democratic lawmakers are introducing.

The new rule would cut down on potential pay-to-play scenarios, such as an elected official's employer receiving payment from a company that was getting tax credits, said Rep. Ron Gerberry, D-Austintown, and Rep. Nicholas Celebrezze, D-Parma.

The two legislators crafted the bill after an Associated Press report surfaced last week that Gov. John Kasich received some deferred compensation ...